Playwright and poet Ulick O'Connor launches new poetry collection

national | arts and media | news report Tuesday December 09, 2008 03:25 by Western Writers' Centre - Western Writers' Centre - Ionad Scríbhneoiri Chaitlin Maude, westernwriters at eircom dot net 27, Nuns Island, Galway 091.533594/087.2178138

New collection published by Salmon Poetry

Renowned author Ulick O'Connor presented his new collection of poems, 'The Kiss - New and Selected Poems and Translations,' in Dublin this evening.

Left to right: Ulick O'Connor, Fred Johnston (Western Writers' Centre, Galway, Joseph Woods (Poetry Ireland)

Merlin Holland, grandson of Oscar Wilde, launched Ulick O'Connor's new collection of poems, published by Salmon Poetry, at a reception at Dublin's Merrion Hotel this evening. O'Connor will read for the Western Writers' Centre at their second 'The Forge at Gort' festival on March 27th in Gort, Co. Galway. Noted also for his verse plays in Noh form, Ulick O'Connor's first collection of poetry was published by Hamish Hamilton and Dolmen Press in 1975, followed by five others. His translations of Baudelaire were published by Wolfhound Press in 1995. For more photos of the launching, go to the Western Writers' Centre website.